With the help of students at Carney Public Schools, we’ve developed two 625 square foot fenced in exclosures on the Carney School Forest. Over time, these will provide a look at how a forest regenerates without browsing pressures from deer and rabbits. A walk through any forest in central Menominee County shows extensive browse damage on seedling trees – in some areas of hardwood stands with high deer populations, you may see a “park-like” setting. This can look pretty and are easy to hike through, but the area lacks the understory of shrubs and seedling trees that provide wildlife habitat and constitute the beginnings of a mature, healthy forest for future generations..
3 other exclosures are planned for other School Forests and a public park, spread throughout the county. Materials were provided with a grant from the Upper Peninsula Sustainable Forest and Wildlife Fund; work was provided by Menominee Conservation District and Stephenson USDA Service Center staff, with lots of help from the students from Carney.
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3 other exclosures are planned for other School Forests and a public park, spread throughout the county. Materials were provided with a grant from the Upper Peninsula Sustainable Forest and Wildlife Fund; work was provided by Menominee Conservation District and Stephenson USDA Service Center staff, with lots of help from the students from Carney.
Stay tuned to Facebook for updates and contact the Conservation District for details on this or any other project!
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